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Keeping People in their Homes Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Kevin Boxer Moran · Independent
- Introduced
- 23 Feb 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 to require courts consider proportionality when deciding home repossession cases involving mortgagors' principal residences.
- Courts must assess factors including impact on borrower and dependents, lender's circumstances, state support availability, and alternative accommodation costs before granting possession.
- Applies to new cases and pending cases where no repossession order yet granted, plus cases where suspension or variation of existing orders is sought.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil23 Feb 2017